Spencer Massey (Top Fuel) and Del Worsham (Funny Car) also earned No. 1 qualifying positions and
will lead their categories into Sunday's noon eliminations at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing
Series event.

With warmer weather conditions for Saturday's two qualifying sessions, no one improved on Edwards'
Friday run of 6.632 seconds at a track record speed of 208.23 mph in his Interstate Batteries/I Am
Second Chevy Camaro. Edwards has dominated the Pro Stock competition at Bristol in the last four
seasons. He defeated hometown favorite Allen Johnson last year in a close final round and outran
finalists Erica Enders-Stevens in 2011, Rickie Jones in 2010 and Greg Anderson in 2009.

"I love coming to this track and racing here," said Edwards, who will meet JR Carr in the opening
round. "It has been good to us over the years. It's great to be running good here again. If we
could get five in a row at this place, that's phenomenal for me. We are just going to take it like
we have been doing all year long. You never know. We feel like we have as good a chance as
anybody."

The 2009 Pro Stock world champ earned his ninth No. 1 of the season, second at Bristol Dragway and
the 50th of his career.

Spencer Massey

"That's a goal that I have been trying to reach for a long time," Edwards said. "One of my goals
starting out the year was to reach 50 No. 1s. It's truly a blessing that we have been able to do
that and an awesome feat for me."

Hometown favorite Johnson qualified second in his Team Mopar Dodge Avenger with a 6.645 at 206.70
and will open eliminations against Lewis Worden. Erica Enders-Stevens qualified third in her
Charter Communications Camaro with a 6.651 at 207.11 and she will face Lucas Oil Ford Mustang
driver Larry Morgan.

In Top Fuel, Massey earned his first No. 1 of the season and the seventh of his career with his
Friday track record performance of 3.775 at 326.79 in his Schumacher Electric dragster. He'll face
veteran driver Doug Herbert in the first round.

"I definitely like that feeling of having the No. 1 spot," Massey said. "It's always a plus. I've
never actually won from the No. 1 spot. It's something that seems like it's really tough to do.
Sometimes when you qualify No. 1, it's like there's a target on your back. If you win out of the
No. 1 spot, it would make it that much more special. I'd love to do it here."

With similar weather conditions expected on Sunday, Massey says teams will need to be a bit more
conservative and rely on their trusted hot weather tune-ups to get round wins.

"We need to go up there and race the conditions to try to get the round-win," said Massey. "You
can't look towards the semifinals or even the second round; you have to take it one round at a
time. Today, the conditions were a little tricky because it was hot. We backed it down to where it
only went a 3.94, but it gave us data that we're going to be able to use tomorrow in very similar
conditions. I'm excited. I'm ready."

Del Worsham

Steve Torrence qualified second with a 3.779 at 324.51 in his Capco Contractors dragster and will
face rookie Leah Pruett, while native Tennessean Clay Millican qualified third in his Parts Plus
dragster with a 3.787 at 326.48 and will race ageless Chris Karamesines in the opening round.

Worsham claimed the No. 1 qualifying position in Funny Car, also by virtue of his Friday track
record time of 4.008 at 314.83 in his DHL Toyota Camry. It was Worsham's first top qualifying
position of the season and 13th of his career. The top spot was the first in Funny Car for Kalitta
Motorsports since Scott Kalitta qualified No. 1 at Baton Rouge, La. in 1988.

"That run last night was awful special and the entire team has been going above and beyond here
lately," Worsham said. "The track was just hot today and the chances of running that good were
pretty slim. We tried some things out there today. We'll be ready for tomorrow."

Worsham, who is the eighth different No. 1 qualifier in the extremely competitive Funny Car
category this season, will meet 2009 world champ and 2011 Bristol winner Robert Hight in the
opening round.

"The first run tomorrow is going to be a great match up," Worsham said. "It is truly what could be
a final round match up racing Robert Hight. He is a great friend of mine and a fiercely competitive
guy. It will be a great race. I am looking forward to it."

Defending world champ Jack Beckman qualified second in his Valvoline/MTS Dodge Charger with a 4.012
at 317.05 and will meet second year pro Blake Alexander in the first round, while series points
leader Matt Hagan qualified third in his Rocky Footwear Charger with a 4.049 at 317.05 and will
race two-time world champ Tony Pedregon.

In one of the most intriguing first round match-ups in any of the categories, 15-time world champ
John Force will begin his Father's Day with a race against his youngest daughter Courtney Force.
John qualified sixth in his Castrol GTX Ford Mustang with a 4.071 at 301.54, while Courtney, who
was quickest in both sessions on Saturday in her Traxxas Mustang, qualified 11th with a 4.129 at
306.95.